...very future of the sport as an Olympic event. The International Olympic Committee said Friday that gold medalist IzabelaDragneva the first women's weightlifting champion in Olympic history and men's bronze medalist Sevdalin Minchev tested...

...disqualification in Sydney. Tara Nott became the first American to win a gold in weightlifting in 40 years when Bulgaria's IzabelaDragneva was disqualified after winning the 105-pound class. Cobb said he thought the IOC in some cases went to far...

...of Colorado Springs, Colo., got the gold in weightlifting in the 105-pound class after the apparent winner, IzabelaDragneva of Bulgaria, was stripped of her medal for failing a drug test. Slay, who often speaks at schools, said now he...

...athlete to be stripped of a medal because of drugs. Three Bulgarian weightlifters lost their medals, including IzabelaDragneva, the gold medalist in the women's 105-pound event. Sevdalin Minchev lost his bronze in the men's 137-pound...

...disqualification in Sydney. Tara Nott became the first American to win a gold in weightlifting in 40 years when Bulgaria's IzabelaDragneva was disqualified after winning the 105-pound class. Cobb said he thought the IOC in some cases went to far...

...of Colorado Springs, Colo., got the gold in weightlifting in the 105-pound class after the apparent winner, IzabelaDragneva of Bulgaria, was stripped of her medal for failing a drug test. Slay, who often speaks at schools, said now he...